Wrapping Machine Circular Guide Tilting Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wrapping machines with larger circular guides to accommodate larger pallet sizes exceed the dimensions of conventional ISO freight containers, necessitating disassembly and increasing transportation and installation costs due to their width.
Innovation Solution
The circular guide of the wrapping machine is attached to the frame in a way that allows it to be tilted relative to a pivot shaft, minimizing the machine's width and enabling it to fit within a standard ISO shipping container, with the guide being tilted to an angle of 45-90° for transport, allowing for easy reassembly and installation without removing essential components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the circular guide diameter is increased to accommodate larger pallet sizes, then the wrapping machine can handle larger loads, but the machine width exceeds ISO freight container dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The circular guide is made dynamically reconfigurable through a tilting mechanism that allows it to change its orientation angle relative to the frame. The guide can be tilted to different angles (including vertical position) to reduce the machine's horizontal width for transportation while maintaining its full diameter for operation, thus resolving the contradiction between handling large pallets and fitting in standard containers.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions the circular guide from a fixed horizontal plane to a multi-dimensional configuration by introducing a tilting mechanism. This allows the guide to rotate out of the horizontal plane, utilizing the vertical dimension to reduce horizontal footprint during transport while preserving the full operational diameter when positioned horizontally for wrapping large pallets.
2Loss of time
If the wrapping machine is delivered fully assembled, then installation time is reduced, but delivery costs increase due to requiring specialized transportation
Solution Approach 1:
The tilting mechanism enables the circular guide to be reconfigured into a compact vertical or angled position for transportation, allowing the machine to be delivered fully assembled within standard ISO containers using conventional shipping methods. This eliminates the need for disassembly while maintaining cost-effective delivery options.
3Device complexity
If the circular guide is made fixed in horizontal position, then the machine structure is simpler, but the machine cannot be transported in standard containers without disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
A tilting mechanism with pivot points and locking means is introduced to enable the circular guide to change its angle relative to the frame. This dynamic structure allows the guide to be positioned horizontally for operation and tilted to vertical or angled positions for compact transportation, achieving both operational simplicity and transportation readiness without requiring disassembly.
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AI summary
A method for converting a wrapping machine into a transport condition, said wrapping machine comprising a wrapping machine frame, as well as a circular guide mounted on the frame, whereby, in order to convert the wrapping machine into a transport condition, the circular guide mounted on the wrapping machine frame is tilted with respect to the wrapping machine frame. The invention relates also to such a wrapping machine.